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Doctor 'gives' child expired drugs
11 Jun 2016 at 03:46hrs | Views
FRIDAH Malatji (45) is accusing a local clinic of having given her daughter expired medicine.
"Now my daughter is worse off than before," said Fridah, from Block PP in Soshanguve, Tshwane.
Daily Sun reported that she said her daughter, Lebogang Malatji (24), went to the clinic in Block KK on 20 May suffering from chest pains, but a week later her daughter was still feeling sick and dizzy.
That is when she saw the medicine had expired in 2013. "I went to the clinic the next day. The doctor wasn't there, so I asked to see the manager."
She did not tell the manager the medicine had expired. She said the manager was rude and told her she could not expect him to do the doctor's job.
When the doctor arrived she told her about the problem but also did not tell her the medicine had expired.
The doctor told her to leave the medicine behind because it was expensive.
"I refused. She wanted to trick me so that she could deny giving me expired medicine. We fought for the pills and she threatened to call security," said Fridah.
The manager then calmed the situation.
"When we sat down, the doctor told me the expired medicine would not have harmed my daughter and the manager agreed with her. They said I could ask the department of health."
Gauteng department of Health spokesman Steve Mabona said the department will check the patient's file and meet with the pharmacist at the clinic.
"They will verify the facts and check the expiry date of the medication.
"Depending on the outcome of investigations, disciplinary processes will be followed if necessary."
"Now my daughter is worse off than before," said Fridah, from Block PP in Soshanguve, Tshwane.
Daily Sun reported that she said her daughter, Lebogang Malatji (24), went to the clinic in Block KK on 20 May suffering from chest pains, but a week later her daughter was still feeling sick and dizzy.
That is when she saw the medicine had expired in 2013. "I went to the clinic the next day. The doctor wasn't there, so I asked to see the manager."
She did not tell the manager the medicine had expired. She said the manager was rude and told her she could not expect him to do the doctor's job.
When the doctor arrived she told her about the problem but also did not tell her the medicine had expired.
The doctor told her to leave the medicine behind because it was expensive.
"I refused. She wanted to trick me so that she could deny giving me expired medicine. We fought for the pills and she threatened to call security," said Fridah.
The manager then calmed the situation.
"When we sat down, the doctor told me the expired medicine would not have harmed my daughter and the manager agreed with her. They said I could ask the department of health."
Gauteng department of Health spokesman Steve Mabona said the department will check the patient's file and meet with the pharmacist at the clinic.
"They will verify the facts and check the expiry date of the medication.
"Depending on the outcome of investigations, disciplinary processes will be followed if necessary."
Source - Daily Sun
